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I am a flooring company that installed, sanded and coated a 3,000 sq ft house. New construction, first contract was for install, second was for sanding and
finishing the wood. I was paid full for first and only half for second contract. Work is completed, and homeowners want more finished coats. They...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 19, 2021
MassachusettsConstruction ContractMechanics LienStop Notice
Lein was put on customers house. Agreement of amount to pay was made. I paid in full with a check. Besides contractor not returning a w9 form for taxes ...
I have no clue how to remove the lein. Justin
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 10, 2018
MassachusettsLien ReleasesMechanics Lien
Hi, if the 90 days for a mechanic's lien has expired, what do I need to file at the registry of deeds to put the world on notice that the lien has been dissolved?
Thanks!
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Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentSep 8, 2021
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
We are a GC that did TI work for a restaurant at an airport. We purchased a P&P Bond. We are having trouble getting paid for the work due to COVID and
CF issues. What can we do to protect ourselves?
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 27, 2020
MassachusettsMechanics LienRecovery OptionsRight to LienSlow Payment
I'm a GC on a project in Massachusetts. I signed a contract with someone for the excavation for $16,500. It had a date of completion in the contract of
November 4th. He missed this timeline by about 2 weeks before I finally removed him from the project. He is now claiming he removed more dir...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
3 answersAdd commentDec 23, 2021
MassachusettsMechanics LienRight to Lien
I'm the sub on a job in MA. The lien deadline calculator is telling me I have to file a Notice of Subcontract and then a Notice of Substantial Completion. Do I file
these or does someone else? Do I file this before the lien? When I go to actually order the lien, it says I can file these both at the same time.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 18, 2018
MassachusettsMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
We have already completed an installation and the client owes us a total of $120k which are both overdue. These were two separate invoices, one from
November 2022 and one from March 2023. Ther is an additional small piece of work that needs to be completed for the client to have monitorin...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 19, 2023
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
I just notice there's a mistake on the document , the Owner of the property is Kenneth W Parlee 43 Rumford Park Ave Woburn, MA 01801 Please can you fix
that before sending . I tried to chat but I was unable . thank you Receipt #1016-3784
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 25, 2023
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
I had work done on my home last summer; fully paid the contractor with a series of bank checks. Last week I received a subcontractor’s lien For $11k on my
home because the contractor never paid the supplier. Do I have any options? I called the contractor and he told me that the supplier was “playin...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 1, 2019
MassachusettsMechanics LienPayment Disputes
Hi I put mechanic lien , they sell the property still pending I sign escrow agreement with her lawyer , probably they waiting until lien get dissolve in 4 weeks
What I can do o have the copy of the lien here
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 3, 2023
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
i am a subcontractor for and my company name is Allpoints Plumbing LLC. I completed a job in Lenox, MA and we did not receive all payments due to the
company. So, we filed a mechanics lien through Levelset and now I am told we need to file suit and that we have to use a lawyer for this. Can you help us?
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Anonymous Subcontractor
4 answersAdd commentApr 19, 2023
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
I signed a lien waiver for one contractor, and he was supposed to send the payment but never did. Can I still file the mechanic's lien?...Read More
Bruno Xavier
2 answersAdd commentFeb 6, 2023
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
I am just trying to make sure I get all the correct lien waivers. The Massachusetts FAQ on this site did not specify for CMs and designers....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 9, 2018
MassachusettsLien WaiversMechanics Lien
I have sent out notice of intent to lien for a few properties. We have not got paid from any of the customers. One job we were hired by the customer directly,
the other jobs we were hired through the company to work on properties they were hired for. What is our next step this has been since Novembe...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
3 answersAdd commentDec 14, 2022
MassachusettsMechanics Lien
Hello, A quick question. Can a subcontractor file a mechanics' lien (or enforce a mechanics' lien) against a property if the business isn't properly registered
with the Secretary of State to do business in that jurisdiction? In this case, Massachusetts is our jurisdiction. Thank you!
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 10, 2020
MassachusettsMechanics Lien